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- Since 1987, six other American Indian tribes have rejected proposals to site similar dumps on their land due to serious concerns over health, safety and environmental justice.
- Although the Executive Committee of the Skull Valley Goshute General Council accepted the deal in 1997, it has been actively opposed by many members of the Skull Valley Band of Goshutes, as well as by many Indigenous organizations throughout the country.
- Ohngo Gaudadeh Devia Awareness (or OGDA, Goshute for "Timber Setting Community"), a grassroots group of Skull Valley Goshute tribal members directed by Margene Bullcreek opposes the dump in an effort to protect tradition and the health and safety of the reservation's inhabitants. Throughout the process, OGDA has filed contentions with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, continues to engage allied organizations in opposition, and participates in lawsuits to oppose the dump.
- Also, in September 2001, a team of tribal members led by Sammy Blackbear of the Environmental Justice Foundation officially challenged the Skull Valley Goshute Tribal Council's Executive Committee for a leadership election over the nuclear waste issue. To this day, the results of that election are still in dispute, demonstrating the lack of consensus on the reservation for a high-level nuclear dump as a development option. Further, outstanding lawsuits concerning improper agreements between the disputed tribal leadership and PFS remain unresolved.
- The State of Utah, Utah's federal congressional delegation and many Utah citizen organizations also officially oppose the dump. The State of Utah's NO! Coalition, the Shundahai Network, HEAL Utah, Utah Downwinders, Citizen Alert, Nuclear Information Resource Center and many regional and national organizations are among the citizen groups who are organized to resist the dump every step of the way.
- At the request of Skull Valley tribal members and Corbin Harney, Shundahai Network is planning three days of events in Skull Valley and Salt Lake City, October 8-10, 2004. The purpose of these events is to demonstrate opposition to the dump and give concerned community members and citizens an opportunity to offer public testimony on this issue.
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Honor the Earth: Music: Concerts & Tours: 2004: 2004-10-01 Issues: Opposition to the Dump